Viavi Solutions Deutschland GMBH
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 17 granted patents across 7 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2016–2021. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: H04B (Transmission).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Viavi ranks #17,349 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 17 patents across 7 technology areas.
- #17,349
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 34th percentile
- by Innovation Score (30.5/100)
- 18.5
- avg claims per patent
- -79%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R17349 · Foreign Corporation #17,349 · 17 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 17 grants
- MID-PACK #17,349/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Vacuworx Global
- CPC-NARROW H04B · 7 areas
- INNOV-THIN 30.5/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 18.5 claims/avg
- TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
- VEL-DROP -79% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Vacuworx Global, LLC (±0 grants)
Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.
How Viavi’s 30.5 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Viavi
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Viavi Solutions… · this assignee 30
Viavi Solutions… · this assignee
30 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Viavi's Innovation Score is 30.5/100 (34th percentile of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.
Does more volume mean deeper claims for Viavi?
Each dot is one of Viavi’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Viavi’s own 18.5 claims/patent is at or below the 18.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.
Where Viavi's grants concentrate
Viavi Solutions Deutschland GMBH is a focused PatentsView assignee: 7 CPC subclasses with 88.2% of grants classified under H04B (Transmission). Peak complete grant year is 2017 (5 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Viavi sits between Verifi LLC and Varel Europe S.A.S..
Who files at Viavi's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Verifi
Verifi LLC
17 patents
- Verifi
Verifi Technologies, LLC
17 patents
- Vertiv Energy Sys…
Vertiv Energy Systems, Inc.
17 patents
- Vertiv IT Systems
Vertiv IT Systems, Inc.
17 patents
- Visual Photonics…
Visual Photonics Expitaxy Co., Ltd
17 patents
- Vacuworx Global
Vacuworx Global, LLC
17 patents
- Value-added Commu…
Value-Added Communications, Inc.
17 patents
- Varel Europe S
Varel Europe S.A.S.
17 patents
- Viavi Solutions D… ◀
Viavi Solutions Deutschland GMBH
17 patents
What this shows Viavi holds 17 patents at rank #17,333, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Viavi
By rank, the assignees closest to #17,333 in granted patent volume.
- Verifi LLC #17,329 · 17 patents
- Verifi Technologies, LLC #17,330 · 17 patents
- Vertiv Energy Systems, Inc. #17,331 · 17 patents
- Vertiv IT Systems, Inc. #17,332 · 17 patents
- Visual Photonics Expitaxy Co., Ltd #17,334 · 17 patents
- Vacuworx Global, LLC #17,335 · 17 patents
- Value-Added Communications, Inc. #17,336 · 17 patents
- Varel Europe S.A.S. #17,337 · 17 patents
Leaders in H04B (Transmission)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Viavi's primary technology class.
- Qualcomm Incorporated 6,670 in class
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4,632 in class
- LG Electronics Inc. 3,654 in class
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 3,555 in class
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) 3,146 in class
- Apple Inc. 2,286 in class
- Intel Corporation 1,705 in class
- Sony Group Corporation 1,475 in class
Viavi's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
30 34th percentile higher than 34% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2016–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 5 | 29.4% |
| 2018 | 3 | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 11.8% |
| 2020 | 2 | 11.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 5.9% |
Which technologies does Viavi Solutions Deutschland GMBH patent most?
Top 7 of 7 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Viavi Solutions Deutschland GMBH's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Viavi Solutions Deutschland GMBH's lead technology class is H04B (Transmission), 88.2% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore H04B
- Ranked #17,349 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Viavi Solutions Deutschland GMBH against Verifi LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 30.5/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
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